Australia’s Casey Stoner notched up Ducati’s maiden MotoGP victory of the season when he dominated the Aragon Grand Prix from pole to the chequered flag on Sunday.
The 2007 world champion, who started from pole for the 20th time of his career, finished 5.148sec ahead of Spain’s Dani Pedrosa at the Motorland Aragon circuit in north-east Spain to regain third place in the championship.
American Nicky Hayden, also on a Ducati, made it a memorable day for the Italian bike manufacturers when he trumped Spain’s Jorge Lorenzo on the final lap to claim third, at 9.496sec, and deprive the Yamaha rider a podium finish for the first time in 14 races.